Senate roll call 351 · 109th Congress · Dec 14, 2005
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).
On Dec 14, 2005, the Senate voted 64–27 on “On the Motion” (S 1932). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 24–27, Democrats 39–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.
During the 109th Congress (2005–2006), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 64
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Dec 14, 2005
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 27 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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